Amplify Earth Moon and Sun

Name the moon phase

• First Quarter

• Third Quarter

• New Moon

• Full Moon

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Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?

• new moon

• 1st quarter

• full moon

• 3rd quarter

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Name the phase of the moon for letter a

• First Quarter

• Third Quarter

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

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A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .

• Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity

• Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity

• Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity

• Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity

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The earth orbits around...

• The sun.

• the moon

• other planets

• the Milky Way

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Shira looked up one night and saw a full moon. How long will it be before she can see a full moon again?

• About one week.

• About one month.

• There is no way to tell because the Moon’s pattern is always changing.

• It could be two weeks or a month, depending on what time of year it is.

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Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

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Name the phase of the moon for letter f

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Crescent

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Leticia is a space scientist who made this diagram of the Moon and Earth as seen from above (top view), with sunlight coming from the left, as shown by the arrows. Why does Leticia’s diagram show that it’s brighter on the left half of the Moon?

• Because half of the Moon that is facing the sun is lit by the sun, and the other half is dark.

• Because the Moon has some lighter-colored rock and some darker-colored rock, and Leticia’s diagram is showing that the half of the Moon with the lighter-colored rock has rotated to the left.

• Because as the Moon gets closer to the sun more of it is lit by the sun, so Leticia’s diagram is showing sunlight on half of the Moon.

• Because there is a shadow from Earth falling on half of the Moon, and Leticia’s diagram is showing that shadow on the right half of the Moon.

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Tania went outside and made two observations of the Moon that were several days apart. Her observations are shown in the diagram above. The light part of the Moon appeared to get larger over time. Why did the light part of the Moon appear to get larger over time?

• Between observations, the Moon moved so that Tania was able to see more of the half that faces the sun.

• Between observations, the Moon moved closer to the sun so more sunlight reached the Moon’s surface.

• Between observations, the Moon rotated so that more of the light-colored rock on the Moon’s surface faced Earth.

• Between observations, Earth moved so its shadow was blocking less of the Moon so Tania was able to see more of it.

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